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Ruth Townsend 1773–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Father: Private DNA

Mother: Lydia DNA

Spouse(s): Stephen Higbee

Children(s): Daniel Higbee

In 1773, Ruth Townsend entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Private Daniel Townsend Dna And Lydia Sawens Dna. Ruth Townsend married Stephen Higbee, and had children including Daniel Higbee. Ruth Townsend passed away in 1850 in Trumbull, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1773, Ruth Townsend entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Private Daniel Townsend Dna And Lydia Sawens Dna.
  • Ruth Townsend married Stephen Higbee, and had children including Daniel Higbee.
  • Ruth Townsend passed away in 1850 in Trumbull, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Private DNA
1747–1833
Birth Location: Egg Harbor City, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA
PD
Lydia DNA
1751–1819
Birth Location: Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
LD

Spouses(s)

Stephen Higbee
1770–1861
Birth Location: Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
SH

Children(s)

Daniel Higbee
1792–1898
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
DH

Ruth Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Townsend
1773–1850
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Private Daniel Townsend DNA
1747–1833
Egg Harbor City, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA
Lydia (Sawens) DNA
1751–1819
Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Townsend
1719–1790
England
Suzanna Ingerson
1720–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Ruth Townsend (1773–1850) m. Stephen Higbee (5 July 1770–9 Feb 1861)
  1. 1. Daniel Higbee 1792–1898 m. Betsey Tanner 1796–1848
    1. 1. Elijah Higbee 1825–1881 m. Elizabeth Leeper 1840–1908
      1. 1. Matilda (Awilda) Higbee 1859–1923 m. George (A) McClish 1855–1915
        1. 1. Pearl (Elizabeth) McClish 1891–1963 m. Jesse (Glen) Dauber 1890–1988
        2. 2. Maude (Ethel) McClish 1888–1969
        3. 3. Adah (L) McClish 1896–
        4. 4. Albert (G) McClish 1880–1952

Ruth Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of Ruth Townsend in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 77
Death of Ruth Townsend in Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Trumbull, Ohio, United States
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